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At Adapt Ready, Likhit implemented OKRs and the Three Box Framework for quarterly planning to clarify company direction and goals across the organization\. Likhit also contributed to hiring, product\-roadmap, quarterly\-planning, growth\-strategy, and investor\-relations decisions\. Likhit manages the client lifecycle from discovery through pilot delivery, connecting clients with remote product and engineering teams in India through knowledge\-transfer sessions and requirements translation\. For the Energy Risk Assistant launch in the European market, Likhit used strategic conference outreach to generate 80–90 qualified leads and convert three into pilot programs\. Likhit also improved sprint completion to nearly 90 percent\. Prior experience across education, project management, data analysis, business development, process improvement, and AI engineering complements Likhit’s capabilities in Salesforce, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, business intelligence, forecasting, dashboards, market analysis, and stakeholder management\. ## Services - Strategic Business Development - Sales Campaigns - Customer Engagement - Business Development - Sales - Market Analysis - Sales Analysis - KPI Dashboards - Attention to Detail - Demand Planning - Strategic Planning - Product Management - Analytical Skills - Cross\-functional Partnerships - Business Analysis - Sales Operations - Customer Relationship Management \(CRM\) - Salesforce - Lead Generation - Presentations - Organization Skills - cold emailing - Sales KPI - Customer Behavior Analysis - Power BI - Data\-Driven Communication - Dashboard Design and Development - Market Segmentation Analysis - Business Process Analysis - Automation Implementation ## Highlights - Implemented OKRs at Adapt Ready, Inc\. to align employees around the company’s trajectory and goals\. - Introduced the Three Box Framework for quarterly planning at Adapt Ready, Inc\. - Participated in executive\-level decisions on hiring, quarterly planning, product roadmap, growth strategy, and investor relations\. - Managed the full client lifecycle from initial discovery through pilot delivery\. - Bridged client needs with remote product and engineering teams in India through knowledge\-transfer sessions and requirements translation\. - Generated 80–90 qualified leads through conference outreach\. - Converted three conference\-generated qualified leads into pilot programs\. - Led the Energy Risk Assistant product launch targeting the European market through strategic conference attendance\. - Improved sprint completion to nearly 90 percent\. - Served as Strategy & Operations Lead at Adapt Ready, Inc\. - Served as Business Solutions Analyst at The Center for K12 STEM Education\. - Served as Project Manager at Avery Dennison\. - Served as Data Analyst and Course Instructor at New York University\. - Served as a 2040 Now Ambassador with the NYU Office of Sustainability\. - Served as Business Development Associate at VedAtma Consulting\. - Served as Process Improvement Analyst at Mahindra Finance\. - Served as AI Engineer at Quaadbotics Private Limited\. - Earned a Master of Science in Management of Technology from New York University\. - Earned a Bachelor of Engineering from B\. M\. S\. College of Engineering\. ## Experience - **Strategy & Operations Lead at Adapt Ready, Inc\.** (2025\-02\-01–2026\-07\-01) - **Business Solutions Analyst at The Center for K12 STEM Education** (2024\-05\-01–2025\-02\-01) - **Project Manager at Avery Dennison** (2024\-01\-01–2024\-05\-01) - **Data Analyst at New York University** (2023\-09\-01–2024\-05\-01) - **Course Instructor at New York University** (2023\-06\-01–2023\-08\-01) - **2040 Now Ambassador at NYU Office of Sustainability** (2023\-03\-01–2023\-04\-01) - **Business Development Associate at VedAtma Consulting** (2022\-03\-01–2022\-08\-01) - **Process Improvement Analyst at Mahindra Finance** (2021\-08\-01–2022\-03\-01) - **AI Engineer at Quaadbotics Private Limited** (2020\-12\-01–2021\-08\-01) ## Education - Master of Science \- MS, Management of Technology — New York University (2022\-09\-01–2024\-05\-01) - Bachelor of Engineering \- BE — B\. M\. S\. College of Engineering (2017\-08\-01–2021\-08\-01) - 11th and 12th, ISC — Clarence High School (2014\-01\-01–2016\-01\-01) - Middle school and high school, CBSC — Alpine public school (2008\-01\-01–2014\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Likhit do? Likhit is a Growth Strategy and Operations Lead and serves as Strategy & Operations Lead at Adapt Ready, Inc\. Likhit supports growth strategy, operational alignment, client delivery, cross\-functional execution, and executive\-level decision\-making\. ### How has Likhit improved organizational alignment at Adapt Ready? Likhit implemented OKRs to help employees understand the company’s trajectory and goals\. Likhit also introduced the Three Box Framework for quarterly planning and used OKRs to align the organization\. ### What strategic and executive work does Likhit handle? Likhit has participated in executive\-level decisions involving hiring, quarterly planning, product roadmap, growth strategy, and investor relations\. Likhit’s work includes broad operational ownership, strategic planning, cross\-functional coordination, and direct executive support\. ### How does Likhit connect clients with product and engineering teams? Likhit manages the complete client lifecycle, from initial discovery through pilot delivery\. Likhit coordinates between clients and product and technology teams, including remote product and engineering teams in India, through knowledge\-transfer sessions and requirements translation\. ### What were Likhit’s results from conference outreach and the Energy Risk Assistant launch? Likhit generated 80–90 qualified leads through conference outreach and converted three of those leads into pilot programs\. This work supported a major product launch for the Energy Risk Assistant in the European market\. ### What delivery improvement did Likhit achieve? Likhit improved sprint completion to nearly 90 percent\. ### What did Likhit do at The Center for K12 STEM Education? Likhit served as a Business Solutions Analyst at The Center for K12 STEM Education\. ### What was Likhit’s role at Avery Dennison? Likhit was a Project Manager at Avery Dennison\. ### What roles has Likhit held at New York University? Likhit held both Data Analyst and Course Instructor roles at New York University\. Likhit also served as a 2040 Now Ambassador with the NYU Office of Sustainability\. ### What experience does Likhit have before Adapt Ready? Likhit worked as a Business Development Associate at VedAtma Consulting, a Process Improvement Analyst at Mahindra Finance, and an AI Engineer at Quaadbotics Private Limited\. ### What is Likhit’s educational background? Likhit earned a Master of Science in Management of Technology from New York University and a Bachelor of Engineering from B\. M\. S\. College of Engineering\. Likhit completed 11th and 12th in ISC at Clarence High School and attended Alpine Public School for middle school and high school in CBSC\. ### What business\-development and growth skills does Likhit bring? Likhit’s strategy and commercial skills include strategic business development, business development, sales campaigns, sales, sales operations, lead generation, cold emailing, customer engagement, customer relationship management, Salesforce, Salesforce\.com implementation, market analysis, market segmentation analysis, sales analysis, sales KPI work, customer behavior analysis, consumer behavior analysis, demand planning, forecasting and inventory optimization, product management, strategic planning, segmentation and targeting, and strategic thinking and decision support\. ### What analytics, reporting, and technical tools does Likhit use? Likhit works with KPI dashboards, Power BI, Tableau, dashboard design and development, data visualization and reporting, business intelligence, SQL, Python, Microsoft Excel, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, Solver, ETL, data integration, data migration, data management, statistical data analysis, data analysis and simulation, qualitative and quantitative analysis, survey design and data collection, and Qualtrics\. ### What operational and collaboration skills does Likhit bring? Likhit’s operations and project skills include business analysis, business process analysis, requirements gathering, requirements management, automation implementation, workflow optimization, project management and tracking, stakeholder management, cross\-functional partnerships and collaborations, data\-driven communication, presentations, presentation skills, organization skills, attention to detail, problem solving, problem\-solving and decision\-making, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication, and active listening\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAACQKFEwBg\_ihkWHNgJai\-t1ThfzEJe02ZP4